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Average herd size?
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:16 am
by Rob R
Does anyone know exactly how many pedigree Dexter herds there are in the UK, and what the average herd size is? It's not for anything important, just general musing...
Re: Average herd size?
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:58 am
by Mark Bowles
I think it is around 4 to 6 animals.
Re: Average herd size?
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 4:47 pm
by Rob R
I've had a quick flick through the 2010 herdbook and I was just going to do the A's but I got carried away and well into the B's before I realised, so at least the sample is a little larger, a total of 134 herds;
36.6% No returns
1.5% German herds (not covered by the returns)
61.9% of herds had 801 pedigree animals, making the average 9.65 per herd
I guess that makes your 4 - 6 about right for breeding animals Mark, as of course the returns include youngstock that'll be sold on. I wish I had time to go through them all, as 'C' would have increased the average with a herd of 176 (which made me realise I'd gone too far).
Re: Average herd size?
Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 12:44 pm
by brufisk
Sorry I'm new to this. What are the A B and C 's
Re: Average herd size?
Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 4:55 pm
by Rob R
It's just the herd owners surnames, in the herdbook, listed in alphabetical order.